28 February 2024 : Clinical Research
Patterns and Outcomes of Traumatic Suicides: A Retrospective Study of 132 Patients Admitted to a Turkish Medical Center
Meltem Gürü
1ABCDEFG*, Habibe Selmin Özensoy 2ABCDEFG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943505
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943505
Table 1 Demographic characteristics, injury patterns, and clinical outcomes of patients who attempted suicide with traumatic mechanisms and evaluated in an emergency department.
| n | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean (min–max) | 31.83 (min: 18–max: 92) |
| Gender | Male | 89 (67%) |
| Female | 43 (33%) | |
| Marital status | Single | 94 (71.2%) |
| Married | 29 (22%) | |
| Divorced | 9 (6.8%) | |
| Previous psychiatric diseases | No | 64 (48%) |
| Alcohol and drug addiction | 23 (17%) | |
| Depression | 27 (20%) | |
| Bipolar disorder | 6 (4%) | |
| Schizophrenia | 12 (9%) | |
| Other diseases | No | 126 (95%) |
| Epilepsy | 3 (2.3%) | |
| Hypertension | 2 (1.5%) | |
| Other | 1 (0.8%) | |
| Traumatic suicide mechanism | Falling from height | 9 (6.8%) |
| Firearms | 5 (3.8%) | |
| Incision | 102 (77.3%) | |
| Burn | 3 (2.3%) | |
| Traffic accident | 5 (3.8%) | |
| Hang yourself | 8 (6%) | |
| Body zone injured | No | 61 (46.2%) |
| Thorax and abdomen | 3 (2.3%) | |
| Head and neck | 10 (7.6%) | |
| Lower extremity | 4 (3%) | |
| Upper extremity | 46 (34.8%) | |
| Multi-trauma | 8 (6.1%) | |
| Superficial Injury | No | 33 (25%) |
| Yes | 99 (75%) | |
| Serious Injury | No | 108 (81.8%) |
| Yes | 24 (18.2%) | |
| Mortality | No | 131 |
| Yes | 1 | |
| Length of stay in Emergency Department (hours) | Mean | 9 (min: 2–max: 48) |
| Length of hospital stay (hours) | Mean | 3 (min<1–max: 87)* |
| n – number, * | ||